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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Yankees Get Come From Behind Victory Against Rays

nytimes.com

By Nick Ziegler (@Ziggy26x)

June 22nd, 2013

Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Post
Game Recap

Final Score: Rays 5 Yankees 7

The New York Yankees were able to win
their second straight game against the Tampa Bay Rays, this time in
come from behind fashion to ensure at worst a split in the four-game
series. The win moves the Yankees to (41-33), which is three games
behind the Red Sox for first place.

C.C. Sabathia's woes against the Rays
continued on Saturday afternoon, but with a lot of run support,
Sabathia was able to notch his eighth victory of the season. Evan
Longoria got the Rays on the board in the second inning off of
Sabathia, which was Longoria's 17th of the season, and
third of the series. The big hit off Sabathia came in the sixth
inning, as rookie Wil Meyers hit a Grand Slam off of Sabathia, which
made it a 5-3 game, and was Meyers' first home run since being called
up. Sabathia finished going seven innings allowing five runs on six
hits, and two walks.

The Rays started one of their top
pitching prospects Alex Colome, but he was a little wild, and his
defense wasn’t very good behind him. Colome went 4.1 innings
allowing three unearned runs on five hits, and five walks. The legend
of Zoilo Almonte grew a little bit more, as in the third inning
Almonte had a RBI single to score Ichiro Suzuki and Robinson Cano,
and then in the fifth inning with the bases loaded Almonte showed
great patience working a walk.

The Yankees offense would get the come
from behind win off of the Rays bullpen, which wasn’t good at all
on Saturday. Peralta ended up getting the loss for the Rays, as a
walk to Cano and then a double by Lyle Overbay, followed by a walk
to Almonte led to Peralta being pulled. Jake McGee would come in a
right away strikeout Jayson Nix, but then walked David Adams, which
scored Cano, and then pinch hitter Vernon Wells came thru with a
clutch two-out bases clearing double to give the Yankees the 7-5
lead.

David Robertson and Mariano Rivera went
thru the eighth and ninth innings with relative ease, as Robertson
pitched a perfect eighth inning with two strikeouts for his 17th
hold of the season, and then Rivera came in to earn his 26th
save of the season in the ninth.

Next up for the Yankees will be Old
Timers Day, and after the great festivities Ivan Nova (2-1, 5.16)
will be facing Chris Archer (1-3, 5.03).